Mix/Mastering engineer

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: 3 years ago I worked on a documentary called "Gioja22", we wrote the music and then mixed it. It is challenging Europe now, being selected among many important festivals and won prizes for the music too.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: i'm working on a documentary (music, sound design and mix) and on new releases of the duo Distropical (production, mix and mastering).

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both, i want to have transistor, tapes, valves as well as chips to shape the sound the way is needed.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: There is not an actual ending, even when a film or an album is published: it's always a progression of things in order to do better

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: Often they ask me to follow a reference but most of time the refernce doesn't fit to the song. So i find the right reference for them.

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: That a musician can't be a sound engineer, this is not true..

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Many, the most i can know about their vision and habits in producion, the best is for me and the result

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: No advice, just get in touch!

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: An Eventide Orville, a Novation K-station, a T-Resonator, a guitar and a modular system..

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I started in 2011 with my studio but i was a musician and dj since 2000. You can check my site: www.stefanogreco.net

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: I mix on flow and i love all kind of music, i'm never in a hurry because i know the musical process is slow.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: When working on a song i love to subtly saturate in parallel to make sounds alive. 🔥 Even harmonics (2nd, 4th, 6th...) – Musically related to the fundamental tone. Warm, smooth, pleasant. Commonly produced by tubes, tape machines, and vintage compressors. They make sounds feel more intimate and natural. ⚡ Odd harmonics (3rd, 5th, 7th...) – Create tension, a more aggressive and edgy sound. Typical of solid-state circuits, transistors, and distortion pedals.

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: Electronic music of all kinds to pop, soundtracks and sound design, jazz, world music with acoustic instruments

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Well, may be understanding people just with sound :)

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I can bring emotions to a song with strong decisions that convey the message to the most wide public.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: By knowing the artist and his/her story i get into the mind of the producer/composer and try my best to make his vision possible. I don't like to disgregate the initial vision (unless asked), i always work side by side.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: Blau Studio has two 35 m2 interchangeable and connected rooms with 48 channels in/out and all kind of pre-amps and microphones. You can easily move inside and record separately. When working on post-production we allow people to share the space with us.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: I'm inspired by masters of the past like Brian Eno as well as Bob Katz. I now respect a lot Marta Salogni for her wonderful work as a sound engineer and tapes master.

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: My most common type of work is mixing songs for producers and add sound design on movies. I often produce soundtracks for documentary and commercial, as well as music of my own or in collaboration with other musicians.